Animals in the chimney? Removal help in Morningside Park
Nest removal, flue cleanup and a sturdy screened cap for Morningside Park chimneys, priced in writing with no hidden fees.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Inside the chimney animal plan for Morningside Park
- Rules that apply to that animal, explained
- Screened cap sized to the code range
- Cap fitted only after the flue is empty
- 10% off any service booked within 72 hours
Chimney animal work in Morningside Park homes
What happens when swifts are nesting
When swifts are raising young in your chimney, the work waits. Keep the damper closed so no bird drops into the room, and keep the fireplace off. After the birds have left for the season, we remove the nest material, clean the flue and fit a screened cap so the chimney is closed before they would return. The written plan gives you both steps so nothing is forgotten in between. If a young bird falls into the firebox in the meantime, keep the doors closed and ask us or a wildlife rehabilitator for advice.
Squirrels that fall into a flue
Squirrels explore chimney tops and sometimes fall into the flue. A smooth metal or tile liner gives them little to climb, so a trapped squirrel may scratch for days above the damper. Removal needs the right approach, from above or through the firebox, and keeping the damper closed in the meantime keeps it out of the room. After it is out, we check the cap and screen that let it in. A rope or board lowered into the flue by a professional can sometimes give a trapped squirrel a way to climb out on its own.
The free inspection comes first
The inspection for an animal problem costs nothing, and neither does the written estimate. We look at the chimney from the roof and from inside, tell you what is in it and what the rules allow, and price each step. There is no obligation to book the work. If we find the chimney empty and the cap sound, we tell you that too. Either way, you leave the visit knowing what is in the chimney and what comes next.
The written record you keep
When the chimney work is finished, you receive a written record of what we did. It notes what we found in the flue or on the smoke shelf, what we removed, whether a sweep was part of the job and which cap and screen we fitted. The record is plain enough to hand to a home inspector or a buyer, and it shows whoever looks at the chimney next year what changed. If a wildlife specialist handled part of the job, the record names that step as their work, not ours.
Other work in Morningside Park
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- Prefab and Zero-Clearance Fireplace RepairRepair the fireplace according to its model.
- Fireplace InstallationPlan the fireplace before opening the wall.
Learn more about chimney animal removalMorningside Park services
Your Morningside Park chimney animal questions, answered
What does the chimney cleanup include?
We remove nest material and droppings from the flue, smoke shelf and firebox, check the damper and inspect the flue before the fireplace is used again. A full sweep is added where the flue needs it.
What kind of cap keeps animals out?
A cap with a sturdy screen whose openings fall inside the residential code range, fitted tightly to the flue or crown. Factory-built chimneys take the cap listed for their model.
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- Free inspection
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- Family owned and operated
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